Lindsay Shepherd
Campus Free Speech Fellow, @JCCFCanada. Investigative Journalism Fellow, @TrueNorthCentre. Columnist, @TPostMillennial.
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How 'Politically Correct Totalitarians' are Undermining Canadian Universities
Universities are secular spaces, so why do so many schools now mandate indigenous prayers before events? Why do academic courses now include segments on Indi...
Male-Bodied Rapists Are Being Imprisoned With Women. Why Do so Few People Care?
In 2015, the British Association of Gender Identity Specialists (BAGIS) submitted a written brief to the Transgender Equality Inquiry, which had been undertaken by the UK Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee, explaining why it was “naïve to...
Is it really genocide? In Canada?
Ian Campeau, Sarain Fox, Tanya Talaga, Jesse Wente and Riley Yesno look at the finding of genocide in the MMIWG inquiry's final report.
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In less than two weeks, Canadians will go to the polls to elect the next government of the Genocidal State of Canada. @UN @OAS_official
(Video clipped from tvo.org/video/is-it-re…) pic.twitter.com/ESIYacplrk
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Dave Rubin Is Not a Bold Truth-Teller
Dave Rubin prides himself on challenging dogmas and slaying sacred cows. But his constant invocations of
Polling shows Canadians are conflicted, worried as election looms | CBC News
A new CBC News poll offers a portrait of a country defined by its contradictions and concerns in this election year.
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@MaximeBernier @theJagmeetSingh "Fifty-six per cent said they 'worried that accepting too many immigrants would change Canada.' That view also was held by just under half of new Canadians (47 per cent)."
So, 47% of recent immigrants are also concerned about high immigration levels
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Lindsay Shepherd: Universities need to stop policing off-campus behaviour
The competency of universities is academic, not disciplinary, and their disciplinary record is often poor. Universities should let the police and courts handle peace and orderly conduct in public p…
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@JCCFCanada If you need somewhere to get started, the question is based on an op-ed I wrote earlier this year!
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2018 Essay Contest – Compelled Speech and Gender-Neutral Pronouns
2018 Essay Contest – Compelled Speech and Gender-Neutral Pronouns Bill C-16, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code, was passed into law by the Parliament of Cana…
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Are you a student at a Canadian postsecondary institution?
Enter the @JCCFCanada Essay Contest!
Topic: "Should universities police student behaviour at private events?"
Deadline: Nov 14 2019
1st place: $2000
2nd place: $1500
3rd place: $500
More info jccf.ca/essaycontest/ pic.twitter.com/sgWUS9uFjo
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Academic Freedom to Discuss the Impact of Immigrant Diversity upon Canada
Event in Vancouver, BC, Canada by UBC Students for Freedom of Expression - UBC SFE on Wednesday, October 9 2019
Yasmine Mohammed speaks on freedom, minority rights at UBC
Although Yasmine is a feminist fighting for freedom, minority rights, and equality, she was opposed by some in the UBC community.
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Why was feminist ex-Muslim @YasMohammedxx, who recently published her book, suspended from Twitter?
(If you're not familiar with Yasmine's work here is a write-up I did of her most recent speaking engagement)
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PODCAST 54: New York Times Editor Bari Weiss on Her New Book
New York Times editor and opinion writer Bari Weiss talks to Jonathan Kay about How to Fight Anti-Semitism, her new book on the rise in anti-Semitism in the U.S. on the Left and the Right, and what we can do to combat it. Featured image, Bari Weiss...
Kingston woman acquitted in BDSM child case
A judge has acquitted a Kingston woman, who was formerly a man, of allegations that she sexually abused the teenage daughter of a BDSM sex partner.“I am not satisfied beyond a reasonable doub…
Kevin Spacey accuser dies before sexual assault lawsuit proceeds
The late and undisclosed plaintiff had accused the 'Baby Driver' actor of forcing him to grope his genitals during a massage therapy appointment in 2016.
Victoria councillor wants less Christmas, more diversity, in seasonal decorations
A review by a group with diverse representatives may be all that is needed to ensure that publicly funded decorations are as inclusive as possible, a councillor says.
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Everyone blames Youtube algorithms for "right wing radicalization", but you know what actually radicalizes people? Leftist city councillors saying we shouldn't have xmas tree lights, poinsettias, and holly because it supposedly offends Muslims.
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Young Journalists Have Heard Enough About "Fake News"
Please teach us how to navigate a shrinking industry looking to exploit us, instead
Postmedia editorial staff in Vancouver disavow published commentary criticizing diversity, tolerance, and inclusion
The CEO, Andrew MacLeod, reportedly wants Postmedia to become "more reliably conservative".
Mark Hecht: Ethnic diversity harms a country's social trust, economic well-being, argues professor
OPINION: Canada should say goodbye to diversity, tolerance and inclusion to rebuild trust in one another and start accepting a new norm for immigration policy — compatibility, cohesion and social t…
MMIWG final report quietly altered after CBC inquired about errors | CBC News
The MMIWG national inquiry overstated in its final report the percentage of Canadian homicide victims who are Indigenous women and girls by misquoting a figure from Statistics Canada — and later quietly altered the report online after CBC News...
Immune to Populism, eh?
In 2016, the world witnessed a wave of right wing populism taking hold of Western democracies, from Brexit in the UK to the election of Donald Trump in the United States. Ever since then, Canadian academics, political commentators, and pollsters...
Yaniv’s Other Racket: How a Single Gender Troll Managed to Get 'Hundreds' of Women Thrown Off Twitter
The Canadian human-rights litigant formerly known as Jonathan Yaniv—a trans woman who now goes by the name Jessica, but whom we will refer to simply as “JY”—is a unique figure among those who follow the debate over transgender rights. In 2018, this...